In the months and years since I took a ten-day Vipassana Meditation course in Nepal, friends and readers have asked me to share my thoughts, now that I have distance from the experience. I jotted a few sparse notes during the course, and journaled on Day Eleven to chronicle my ten-days in a Vipassana course. Those entries …
“So, when do you head out again, where are you going next?” And that is the ten million dollar question, my friends. Truth? I don’t know. I have a conundrum. I’m living at my parents’ house, readjust to life in the U.S., and plotting next steps. When I left a year ago, I was supposed …
I’ve been back from my around the world trip for six weeks. And I am struggling to adjust to being surrounded all of the people I love. For a year I have had physical distance from them, and distance created by living a different life, talking less, and generally having no idea what was happening. …
You know something’s about to be really good when a local tells you it’s his favorite drive in all of Ireland. I was cozied up to the bar at a small pub in Connemara with my map spilling in all directions while I planned a route from Galway to Clifden. The thing is—that’s not a …
Holy cannoli guys, in just three hours I will board an airplane that will land on US soil eight hours later. Weird. I feel weird inside to think that it’s coming an end. I wrote a confession about where my head was at last week, and it’s about like that still, but maybe more manic. …
I have just six more days left before my long journey around the world ends. The finality of that statement pains me a little inside, because I had dreamed of this, planned for it, and now lived it. And this era is nearly over. These past 11 months flew by so quickly—at a lightning pace …
When I planned my year around the world I was most focused on the actual planning details. It was so hard to find long-term travel planning information online, which is why I collected all the nitty gritty details of handling my mail, my taxes, what to pack and more. Once I had figured it out …
Well there’s a lot swirling in my head right now guys. I am sitting at my hostel in Czech Republic in one of the most beautiful little towns I’ve ever seen, Český Krumlov. It’s stunningly pretty, the shops and people are charming, and yet my heart clutches at the knowledge that every day brings me closer …